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Dec 29, 2010 at 2:00 AM

Thursday, Dec. 30

Thursday, Dec. 30

Bloomingburg area weight-loss challenge — 7 p.m., Sullivan County home of Dan Wise, personal wellness coach. 12-week course on nutrition and exercise. Cost is $35 per person for the entire course, $25 of which will be awarded in cash and prizes to the top three winners with the highest weight-loss percentage. For directions to the course and to preregister, call Wise at 386-4449 or 888-373-4951.

"Pilates for Purple" — 5 p.m. Wed., through Jan. 26, Pilates Movement Studio, 390 Crystal Run Road, Town of Wallkill. Minimum donation of $10 per class. All proceeds go to the Alzheimer's Association. All levels welcome, no experience necessary. For more information, call Michele at 692-6468.

"Pilates for Purple" — 10 a.m. Fri., through Jan. 28, Pilates Movement Studio, 390 Crystal Run Road, Town of Wallkill. Minimum donation of $10 per class. All proceeds go to the Alzheimer's Association. All levels welcome, no experience necessary. For more information, call Michele at 692-6468.

Saturday, Jan. 8

"Pilates for Purple" — 10 a.m., Pilates Movement Studio, 390 Crystal Run Road, Town of Wallkill. Minimum donation of $10 per person. All proceeds go to the Alzheimer's Association. All levels welcome, no experience necessary. For more information, call 692-6468.

New Year Open House — 1-4 p.m., Alzheimer's Association, 384 Crystal Run Road, Suite 102, Town of Wallkill. Updates about Alzheimer's available. Questions welcome. For information, call 695-2247.

Wednesday, Feb. 9

"Keeping Fit From the Neck Up!" — 2-3 p.m., Hand in Hand Adult Daycare, 48 E. Main St., Middletown. Free program on how to retain brain health through diet, exercise and activities that exercise the mind. Features brief overview of Alzheimer's disease, current research, popular wisdom. Free respite offered by Hand in Hand Daycare. Preregistration required by Feb. 7. For more information, call the Alzheimer's Association at 695-2247.

Friday, Feb. 11

Orange County Socialization Program — 2-3:30 p.m., New Harvest Christian Church, 1230 Route 94, Vails Gate. Free music social program for people with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers. For more information, call Janet at the Alzheimer's Association at 695-2247.

Cardiac CT scan (coronary calcium scoring) — Middletown Medical, 111 Maltese Drive, Town of Wallkill. Test can be an early detector of heart disease and is appropriate for men over age 45 and women over age 50, if no other risk factors present. Not covered by insurance; $100 due at time of service. No prescription required. Call 342-4774 for appointment.

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